000 FZNT24 KNHC 250159 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 959 PM EDT Thu Oct 24 2019 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height. GMZ001-251400- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 959 PM EDT Thu Oct 24 2019 .SYNOPSIS...Showers and thunderstorms associated with low pressure over the southwest Gulf of Mexico continue to organize, although the low doesn't have a well defined center. Further development is expected and the low has a high chance forming into a tropical depression later tonight or Friday. The low is expected to become post-tropical by Saturday or merge with a cold front that is currently approaching the NW Gulf of Mexico. By Fri night, this front will reach from Louisiana into the Bay of Campeche. To the west of the front, northerly gale force winds are expected Fri into early Saturday over the western Gulf of Mexico. $$ GMZ011-251400- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 959 PM EDT Thu Oct 24 2019 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft late. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-251400- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 959 PM EDT Thu Oct 24 2019 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W of 90W, S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, shifting to W 25 to 30 kt late. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-251400- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 959 PM EDT Thu Oct 24 2019 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in W swell. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-251400- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 959 PM EDT Thu Oct 24 2019 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft in E swell. Scattered showers. .SAT...NW to N winds 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 15 ft in E swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-251400- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 959 PM EDT Thu Oct 24 2019 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft in E to SE swell late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-251400- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 959 PM EDT Thu Oct 24 2019 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-251400- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 959 PM EDT Thu Oct 24 2019 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N swell. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-251400- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 959 PM EDT Thu Oct 24 2019 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, NW winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft in NE swell late. Scattered showers. .SAT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, N winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW to N swell, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster KONARIK